Coventry City are now 10 points adrift at the bottom of the third tier.

With the 3-2 defeat to Oldham Athletic on Saturday, the Sky Blues took their winless run to 14 league games.

The loss at Boundary Park was the 14th league game without a victory and equaled the dreadful run of 14 in 2012 that saw the club relegated from the Championship and start the following season without a win in eight.

Manager Russell Slade has still to record a league victory and Saturday was his eighth without a win – only one short of the worst start for a Coventry manager set by Noel Cantwell in 1967.

An early own-goal from Kevin Foley put the home side into the ascendancy.

But Marcus Tudgay fired home a quick equaliser as the Sky Blues went into the break level.

Two quick-fire goals after the interval, from Latics skipper Peter Clarke and Ryan McLaughlin, put the home side back ahead.

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Russell Slade's reaction

“I wish in a way we were rubbish all the time because then we’d know where the faults are,” said the Coventry City manager, who is still looking for his first league win after eight games in charge.

“Sometimes we play to a real decent standard but then we let our standards slip.

"It’s a mental weakness."

Slade added: “What frustrates me more than anything is that we stick to a game plan at times and when we’re on it we’re doing well but we let out standards slip because of a lack of appreciation for doing the basics.

“It’s quite incredible.

"Like the third goal – we haven’t laid a glove on him and that frustrates the hell out of me.